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African Sierra Leone Contemporary Carved Painted Wood Temne Headcrest Mask

$1,600
£1,219.68
€1,393.38
CA$2,251.43
A$2,466.01
CHF 1,298.35
MX$29,431
NOK 16,546.36
SEK 15,125.87
DKK 10,412.32

About the Item

African Sierra Leone Contemporary (Early 2000s) carved wood openwork Temne Headcrest mask features a capped male figure at top grasping 2 serpents, followed by a pair or rams horns and 2 tri-colored inverted horns over a smiling blue painted face with 2 eye slits, a mouth hole, 2 side holes plus one metal earring piercing the left ear lobe. (Literature: Pg. 65-85, Masks from West and Central Africa by Mary Sue Rosen Peter Paul Rosen) Wear to finish
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm)
  • Style:
    Tribal (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Horn,Carved
  • Place of Origin:
    Africa
  • Period:
    20th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    20th Century
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Queens, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NWL68431stDibs: LU977947277872

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